Expense Ratio History

VGENX expense ratio history

Vanguard Energy Opportunities Fund, Investor Shares

Fund company
Vanguard
Type
Mutual fund

0.45%

In basis points
45 basis points
Yearly cost per $10,000
$45
Prospectus dated
28 May 2026, filed with the SEC; rounded to 0.01%
Last change
Raised from 0.44% on 29 May 2025

Fee over time

VGENX expense ratio: 0.41% until 25 May 2018, then 0.38%; 0.38% until 30 May 2019, then 0.37%; 0.37% until 29 May 2020, then 0.33%; 0.33% until 28 May 2021, then 0.37%; 0.37% until 27 May 2022, then 0.41%; 0.41% until 25 May 2023, then 0.46%; 0.46% until 24 May 2024, then 0.44%; 0.44% until 29 May 2025, then 0.45%; read at 0.45% on 28 May 2026.0.00%0.20%0.40%0.60%May 2017Dec 2018Jul 2020Feb 2022Sep 2023Apr 20250.41% before0.45% from 29 May 2025
VGENX expense ratio: 0.41% until 25 May 2018, then 0.38%; 0.38% until 30 May 2019, then 0.37%; 0.37% until 29 May 2020, then 0.33%; 0.33% until 28 May 2021, then 0.37%; 0.37% until 27 May 2022, then 0.41%; 0.41% until 25 May 2023, then 0.46%; 0.46% until 24 May 2024, then 0.44%; 0.44% until 29 May 2025, then 0.45%; read at 0.45% on 28 May 2026.0.00%0.20%0.40%0.60%May 2017Jun 2020Jul 20230.41% before0.45% from 29 May 2025
Solid line: the fee in effect after each recorded change. Dashed: the fee before it. Dots: prospectuses filed with the SEC and dates we read the fee from a source.

Share classes

The same fund is sold as 3 share classes, each with its own fee. Figures are from each class's latest prospectus in SEC filings, rounded to 0.01%.

TickerShare classFeeAfter waiversProspectus dated
VGENX (this page) Investor Shares 0.45% — 28 May 2026
VGELX Admiral Shares 0.37% — 28 May 2026
— — 0.37% — 25 May 2016

Every figure we've recorded

DateFeeWhat happened
28 May 2026 0.45% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2026-05-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 May 2025 0.45% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2025-05-29 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
29 May 2025 0.45% Raised from 0.44% to 0.45%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2025-05-29
24 May 2024 0.44% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2024-05-24 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
24 May 2024 0.44% Cut from 0.46% to 0.44%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2024-05-24
25 May 2023 0.46% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2023-05-25 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
25 May 2023 0.46% Raised from 0.41% to 0.46%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2023-05-25
27 May 2022 0.41% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2022-05-27 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
27 May 2022 0.41% Raised from 0.37% to 0.41%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2022-05-27
28 May 2021 0.37% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2021-05-28 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
28 May 2021 0.37% Raised from 0.33% to 0.37%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2021-05-28
29 May 2020 0.33% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2020-05-29 (form 497), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 497
29 May 2020 0.33% Cut from 0.37% to 0.33%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 497) filed with the SEC on 2020-08-27
30 May 2019 0.37% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2019-05-30 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
30 May 2019 0.37% Cut from 0.38% to 0.37%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2019-06-18
25 May 2018 0.38% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2018-05-25 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS
25 May 2018 0.38% Cut from 0.41% to 0.38%Prospectus date; the new figure appears in this filingSource: Prospectus (form 485BPOS) filed with the SEC on 2018-06-18
25 May 2017 0.41% In the prospectusTotal annual fund operating expenses in the prospectus dated 2017-05-25 (form 485BPOS), from SEC bulk data, which rounds to 0.01%Source: SEC EDGAR filing, form 485BPOS

What this fee costs

Change the amount, years or return. The estimate keeps the fee at 0.45% and the return steady each year, the same assumptions as the cost example in a fund's prospectus.

$568 in fees over 10 years

After fees, $10,000 grows to $15,587.

Fees paid on $10,000 at 5% a year
AfterFees paid
1 year$46
3 years$145
5 years$253
10 years$568

How we read this figure

The figure is the total annual fund operating expenses line of the fee table in the fund's prospectus, as tagged in the fund company's filing with the SEC. The SEC publishes these figures rounded to four decimal places, so 0.015% appears as 0.02%. The fund company's own page may show a more precise number.

SEC filings give 10 prospectuses for this share class since 2017. Each one is listed above with a link to the filing.

How we read fees

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